China · 14th century
Jiayuguan ranks #513 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #14 of the 103 mapped in China. Founded 1372, it is older than 53% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,966 times in the last 60 days, more than 90% of the atlas. See how China compares in the castle statistics.
Jiayu Pass or (simplified Chinese: 嘉峪关; traditional Chinese: 嘉峪關; pinyin: Jiāyù Guān) is the first frontier fortress at the west end of the Ming dynasty Great Wall, near the city of Jiayuguan in Gansu province. Along with Juyong Pass and Shanhai Pass, it is one of the main passes of the Great Wall. In the Ming period, foreign merchants and envoys from Central Asia and West Asia mostly entered China through Jiayu Pass.
Text adapted from “Jiayu Pass” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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